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Easley, Michael. Boards and Commissions Press Release, 2005-01-03, Gov. Easley Appoints Ten to North Carolina Partnership for the Children

Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Vanessa Capobianco
Date: January 3, 2005 Phone: 919/733-5612
GOV. EASLEY APPOINTS TEN TO NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR THE CHILDREN
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Fordham B. Britt of Lumberton, Dr. Alton Anderson of Weldon, Patricia Ferguson of Colerain, Dr. Olson Huff of Black Mountain, Dr. Valarie Jarvis McMillan of Greensboro, James Morrison of Apex, Charles D. Owen III of Asheville, former state Rep. J. Clark Plexico of Raleigh, Ashley O. Thrift of Winston-Salem and Carole P. Wilson of Cary to the North Carolina Partnership for the Children.
Britt is the patient education and child advocacy coordinator at the Lumberton Children’s Clinic. She is a member of the Robeson County Partnership for Children, Robeson County Group Home, BB&T Advisory Council for Smart Start, Advisory Council for Early Childhood Education at Robeson Community College and board chair for the Robeson Center for Child and Family Health. Britt received her bachelor’s degree in sociology and art studio from Salem College and graduated from the Lumberton Area Leadership Program and Leadership North Carolina.
Anderson is a staff physician at Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro. He is a member of the N.C. Medical Society, the N.C. Child Advocacy Institute and the board of directors for Duke Heart Center and N.C. Communities in Schools. Anderson received his bachelor’s degree in biology from N.C. A&T State University and his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ferguson is president and chief executive officer of PDF and Associates Consulting Company. She is a member of the board of directors for the National Fannie Lou Hamer Project and the YMCA of the USA, N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service and vice-chair for the N.C. Northeast Partnership Education and Training Task Force. Ferguson received her bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy from Lincoln University and her master’s degree in education from Kent State University. She is also a William Friday Fellow and a graduate of the Rural Economic Development Institute.
Huff is a senior fellow of the N.C. Child Advocacy Institute and a pediatric consultant to Duke Endowment. He is chair of the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission’s Task Force on Obesity and Nutrition and is a member of its Teen Smoking Task Force. Huff has also served on the boards for the N.C. Institute of Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, N.C. Pediatric Society and Western North Carolina Health and Wellness Consortium. Huff received his medical degree from the University of Louiville. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as a flight surgeon in Southeast Asia and New Hampshire.
McMillan is an associate professor and program coordinator in the Department of Human Environment and Family Sciences at N.C. A&T State University. She is a member of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction Pre-School Standards Task Force, N.C. Interagency Coordinating Council, N.C. Association for the Education of Young Children and the United Child Development Services Policy Council of Child Care Information

Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Vanessa Capobianco
Date: January 3, 2005 Phone: 919/733-5612
GOV. EASLEY APPOINTS TEN TO NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR THE CHILDREN
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Fordham B. Britt of Lumberton, Dr. Alton Anderson of Weldon, Patricia Ferguson of Colerain, Dr. Olson Huff of Black Mountain, Dr. Valarie Jarvis McMillan of Greensboro, James Morrison of Apex, Charles D. Owen III of Asheville, former state Rep. J. Clark Plexico of Raleigh, Ashley O. Thrift of Winston-Salem and Carole P. Wilson of Cary to the North Carolina Partnership for the Children.
Britt is the patient education and child advocacy coordinator at the Lumberton Children’s Clinic. She is a member of the Robeson County Partnership for Children, Robeson County Group Home, BB&T Advisory Council for Smart Start, Advisory Council for Early Childhood Education at Robeson Community College and board chair for the Robeson Center for Child and Family Health. Britt received her bachelor’s degree in sociology and art studio from Salem College and graduated from the Lumberton Area Leadership Program and Leadership North Carolina.
Anderson is a staff physician at Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro. He is a member of the N.C. Medical Society, the N.C. Child Advocacy Institute and the board of directors for Duke Heart Center and N.C. Communities in Schools. Anderson received his bachelor’s degree in biology from N.C. A&T State University and his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ferguson is president and chief executive officer of PDF and Associates Consulting Company. She is a member of the board of directors for the National Fannie Lou Hamer Project and the YMCA of the USA, N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service and vice-chair for the N.C. Northeast Partnership Education and Training Task Force. Ferguson received her bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy from Lincoln University and her master’s degree in education from Kent State University. She is also a William Friday Fellow and a graduate of the Rural Economic Development Institute.
Huff is a senior fellow of the N.C. Child Advocacy Institute and a pediatric consultant to Duke Endowment. He is chair of the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission’s Task Force on Obesity and Nutrition and is a member of its Teen Smoking Task Force. Huff has also served on the boards for the N.C. Institute of Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, N.C. Pediatric Society and Western North Carolina Health and Wellness Consortium. Huff received his medical degree from the University of Louiville. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as a flight surgeon in Southeast Asia and New Hampshire.
McMillan is an associate professor and program coordinator in the Department of Human Environment and Family Sciences at N.C. A&T State University. She is a member of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction Pre-School Standards Task Force, N.C. Interagency Coordinating Council, N.C. Association for the Education of Young Children and the United Child Development Services Policy Council of Child Care Information